(n-adv) (1) best
first
number one
(2) game
round
bout
fall
event (in a meet)
(P)
(n) (uk) pair
couple
brace
(n,adj-no) bottommost
lowest
nadir
(n) first cockcrowing
(n) first player
first worker
(P)
(adj-no) topmost
(n) the first star to appear in the evening
(n) track no. 1
(n) first-grade tea (first picking)
(n) first storm of spring
(n) decisive game
(n) first thing in the morning
(P)
(exp) first of all
first thing
(n) newly recruited sumo wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
(n) contest decided by a single round (bout)
contest decided by a single roll of dice
one-shot game (contest)
make-or-break game
(n,vs) leader of a charge
first to arrive
(P)
(adj-i) most numerous
(n) beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
(n) the (one's) best pupil
the (one's) top disciple
(n) freshly drawn bath
(taking) a bath before anyone else
(n-adv) at the very beginning of one's speech
the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
(n) gird oneself up
(n) the crucial moment
the moment of truth
a do-or-die situation
a crucial juncture (stage)
(n,n-adv,vs) exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
(n,n-adv,vs) exerting oneself to the utmost, prepared to die if necessary
(n) bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something
getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it
tackling (a job) with gusto
(n) giving cries of encouragement at a critical moment
(adj-na) most attractive
(n) final bout of the tournament day (sumo)
(exp) to win the first place
